Applications to join the Honours programme in 2019 are now open. Prospective applicants should access the Positions available page on this website, complete the Application for Honours application form and return it to department with the required information (vRooyenAS@ufs.ac.za) before 15 October 2018. Follow-up correspondence will take place to request preliminary second-semester marks. Selection takes place before 31 October and all candidates will be informed on the outcome of their application. Selection is final and successful candidates will receive the date when the programme will start in 2019.

The Department of Chemistry is spread over the three UFS campuses – the South Campus concentrates on the extended BSc programme as well as the bridging courses (UPP programme); the Qwaqwa Campus caters for the local residential students and specialises in Polymer Science research; and the Bloemfontein Campus teaches approximately 1 000 undergraduate students and does research in all four classic divisions of Chemistry: Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry. The postgraduate students in the department include approximately 17 Honours, 59 MSc, and 38 PhD students, as well as 10 postdoctoral associates from as far as Germany, Taiwan, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The commitment and enthusiasm of Chemistry’s personnel and students were clearly demonstrated by the research outputs of 2017, as manifested by the 61 articles published in national and international accredited journals and 36 presentations made at local and international conferences; nine PhD and seven MSc students graduated from the department.

Please contact us if you are interested in research or a career in Chemistry. South Africa needs scientists to unlock our mineral wealth and to create jobs.